USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Women's College Hockey Poll
October 19, 2021
| Team | Points | (First Place Votes) | Last Poll | Record | Weeks in Poll | |
| 1 | University of Wisconsin | 190 | (19) | 1 | 8-0-0 | 6 |
| 2 | Ohio State University | 170 | 2 | 6-0-0 | 6 | |
| 3 | Colgate University | 151 | 3 | 8-0-0 | 6 | |
| 4 | University of Minnesota | 108 | 5 | 3-3-0 | 6 | |
| 5 | Boston College | 104 | 4 | 5-0-0 | 6 | |
| 6 | Northeastern University | 91 | 6 | 4-2-0 | 6 | |
| 7 | University of Minnesota Duluth | 74 | 7 | 2-4-0 | 6 | |
| 8 | Quinnipiac University | 49 | 8 | 6-0-2 | 3 | |
| 9 | Providence College | 37 | 10 | 2-0-2 | 2 | |
| 10 | Cornell University | 32 | 9 | 0-0-0 | 6 |
Others receiving votes: Clarkson 22, Princeton 9, Boston University 4, Harvard 3, UConn 1.
